This paper proposes a novel method to generate synthetic project cases and add them to a fit dataset for the purpose of improving the performance of analogy-based software effort ...
Software effort estimation techniques abound, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages, and no one proves to be the single best answer. Combining estimating is an app...
This paper summarizes estimation knowledge through a review of surveys on software effort estimation. Main findings were that: (1) Most projects (60-80%) encounter effort and/or s...
COCONUT calibrates effort estimation models using an exhaustive search over the space of calibration parameters in a COCOMO I model. This technique is much simpler than other effo...
Tim Menzies, Daniel Port, Zhihao Chen, Jairus Hihn...